Abstract
Although there has been a surge of interest in the study of psychopathy among juveniles, few investigations have been initiated on non-correctional samples thus reducing the potential generalizability of findings. The current objective was to examine the construct of psychopathy in a community sample of 404 foster care youths transitioning out of care. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore psychopathic personality traits among a foster care sample. In total, the models indicated that psychopathic personality traits measured by the PPI-SF Narcissism, PPI-SF Extraversion, PPI-SF Unemotionality, and PPI-SF Fearless-Nonconformity were significant yet inconsistent risk factors for diverse forms of criminal behavior and subsequent involvement with the criminal justice system.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1101-1110 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Children and Youth Services Review |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 Oct 1 |
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- Developmental and Educational Psychology
- Sociology and Political Science
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Psychopathic personality features and risks for criminal justice system involvement among emancipating foster youth. / Vaughn, Michael George; Litschge, Christine; DeLisi, Matt; Beaver, Kevin M.; McMillen, Curtis J.
In: Children and Youth Services Review, Vol. 30, No. 10, 01.10.2008, p. 1101-1110.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Psychopathic personality features and risks for criminal justice system involvement among emancipating foster youth
AU - Vaughn, Michael George
AU - Litschge, Christine
AU - DeLisi, Matt
AU - Beaver, Kevin M.
AU - McMillen, Curtis J.
PY - 2008/10/1
Y1 - 2008/10/1
N2 - Although there has been a surge of interest in the study of psychopathy among juveniles, few investigations have been initiated on non-correctional samples thus reducing the potential generalizability of findings. The current objective was to examine the construct of psychopathy in a community sample of 404 foster care youths transitioning out of care. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore psychopathic personality traits among a foster care sample. In total, the models indicated that psychopathic personality traits measured by the PPI-SF Narcissism, PPI-SF Extraversion, PPI-SF Unemotionality, and PPI-SF Fearless-Nonconformity were significant yet inconsistent risk factors for diverse forms of criminal behavior and subsequent involvement with the criminal justice system.
AB - Although there has been a surge of interest in the study of psychopathy among juveniles, few investigations have been initiated on non-correctional samples thus reducing the potential generalizability of findings. The current objective was to examine the construct of psychopathy in a community sample of 404 foster care youths transitioning out of care. To our knowledge, this is the first study to explore psychopathic personality traits among a foster care sample. In total, the models indicated that psychopathic personality traits measured by the PPI-SF Narcissism, PPI-SF Extraversion, PPI-SF Unemotionality, and PPI-SF Fearless-Nonconformity were significant yet inconsistent risk factors for diverse forms of criminal behavior and subsequent involvement with the criminal justice system.
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